You answered the question, yes, but I think dzupfrg's follow-up question is a valid one. Feb. 8th is two weeks after Jan. 25th. It has been two weeks.
Ia NX 8.5.1.3 available for customer download yet? I don't see it on the GTAC support site today.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but dzupfrg asked "when", not "about when".
If NX 8.5.1.3 is not available for customer download yet, when (not about when) will it be?
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... but John answered "about 2 weeks or so". Would you rather have it fast, or have it half-fast?
As Monty Python would put it, "this is getting silly".
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Please, an accurate answer was asked for. My management deals in specifics.
I know I do. I believe dzupfrg may, also.
What is "silly" is providing an "about when" answer.
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Siemens' policy is to not anounce specific dates until it is ready for release and available. There can be last minute glitches that make a date slip a day or 2 or even a week. Knowing John, he will announce when the 8.5mr1 is ready for download. In the meantime, live with his "about 2 weeks or so". If you have an issue that is supposed to be fixed in 8.5mr1, you should get notification that your issue has been resolved in the latest release.
We all live with dates for deadlines. The NX development team has dates to meet for releasing a new version/build. But when it comes to software development and the releated materials, help guides, training, etc, final integration testing and install script development MAY cause a delay by a few days. If your management is pushing for a date, give them something that can be realistic, like March 1. Then if NX8.5mr1 gets out early and you can install it, you have beaten your date that you told management it would be installed by. You look good, Siemens looks good and you can get back to work.
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Would you prefer that next time I ignore questions like that and provide you with no information whatsoever?
Company policy does NOT allow us to disclose exact schedules or dates. However, we are given some leaway, responding with an approximation as long as we know that there's a reasonable likelihood that our internal schedules will be met. And since we've already distributed the NX 8.5.1.3 release internally and to our partners, it's highly likely that we will actually make our planned release date, therefore, in compliance with our company policy and guidelines, I felt that my response was both appropriate and 'accurate'. Of course I could have responded instead with something like "Less than 3 weeks", but while this would have been technically more 'correct', it would have also been of less value in terms providing information that would have actually helped people prepare for when they could download and install the update.
Besides, the person who asked the original question seemed to be satisfied with my response and as for my second comment (timestamped: 8 Feb 13 2:21), I was merely trying to make the point that perhaps a more careful reading of the previous responses would have provided the information being sought.
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Thank you for the clarification. Users will then just have to "wait-and-see" what "two weeks or so" actually means in Siemens-speak. eh?
Note to users........pad any time estimates that you get from these insider sources, so you will look good to your managenemt when software updates are late.
And learn to read more carefully.
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